Thing Four: The Guacamole
May. 15th, 2012 04:02 pmI'd never made guacamole before I met
pierceheart. Blame him. Or thank him, if you've had my guacamole. :)
It's one of the things I brag about. It's gotten the approval of at least one friend who never liked guacamole before she had mine, and of another friend who's an excellent cook in his own right...and is of Mexican heritage.
Making guacamole isn't like following a recipe. Oh, sure, I know there are guacamole recipes out there that you could follow to the letter, and I'm sure that many of them would produce a decent guacamole. But that is not my way. My way is all about trusting yourself, following your heart (or your tastebuds), and ignoring things like measurements. It's about using intuition. It's subjective.( Read more... )
That's about as close as I can come to telling you how to make The Guacamole. Your trial and error, your tasting and testing, will have to do the rest. Good luck!
It's one of the things I brag about. It's gotten the approval of at least one friend who never liked guacamole before she had mine, and of another friend who's an excellent cook in his own right...and is of Mexican heritage.
Making guacamole isn't like following a recipe. Oh, sure, I know there are guacamole recipes out there that you could follow to the letter, and I'm sure that many of them would produce a decent guacamole. But that is not my way. My way is all about trusting yourself, following your heart (or your tastebuds), and ignoring things like measurements. It's about using intuition. It's subjective.( Read more... )
That's about as close as I can come to telling you how to make The Guacamole. Your trial and error, your tasting and testing, will have to do the rest. Good luck!